Staff Reporter
Rawalpindi
Proving its commitment to eradicate drugs from the homeland, Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) Pakistan has seized 3302.47 Kg narcotics worth US$ 1.051 billion in international market, arrested 21 culprits and impounded nine vehicles including one boat while conducting 27 counter-narcotics strikes throughout the country. According to an ANF spokesman, the seized drugs comprised of 2189.5 kg Hashish, 92.317 kg Heroin, 52.400 kg Opium, 0.250 kg Met amphetamine, 961 kg Morphine, 0.247 kg Diazepam Tab, 0.400 kg Ecstasy Tab, 2.500 kg Hashish Oil and 3.856 kg suspected Chemical.
ANF Balochistan recovered 50 kg Opium from Killi Hassanabad at Tehsil Nokundi & District Chaghi, Balochistan. In another operation, the staff of Police Station Turbat recovered 50 kg Heroin from a car at Mirani Dam road near D Baloch Kech Core Tehsil Turbat District Kach. In third operation, Police Station Turbat recovered 500 Kg Hashish from a nullah situated near M-8 Turbat Gwadar road District Kech. In fourth operation, the staff of Police Station Regional Directorate Balochistan recovered 961 kg Morphine from Qilla Koulak Tehsil Gulistan & District Qilla Abdullah. ANF Rawalpindi in different operations recovered 0.086 kg Diazepam Tabs (Qty 457), 0.075 kg Diazepam Tab (Qty 400) and 2.740 kg Heroin (Brown) from suspected parcels being sent to foreign countries.
The staff of Police Station Gilgit conducted an operation at Ehsan Ali link road, Kashrote, District Gilgit and recovered 1.400 kg Hashish. In another operation, the staff of Police Station Islamabad intercepted Motorcycle near G-13, Markaz, Islamabad and recovered 2.330 kg Hashish oil from personal possession of arrested accused namely Kashif Marwat and Sohail Anjum Qureshi r/o Islamabad. On Pointation of arrested accused, the staff of Police Station conducted further raid on a narcotics manufacturing laboratory covert from the House situated in Islamabad and seized 0.170 ltrs Hashish Oil and 3.856 kg suspected chemical and other drugs manufacturing equipment from the house.
In an operation, Police Station Regional Directorate intercepted a Pakistani national accused Fayaz r/o Swabi at Islamabad Airport and recovered 3.627 kg Heroin from his trolly bag plastic hard sheets.
